The Securitization of China's Technology Companies in the United States of America

Abstract

This paper aims to explain the securitization process of China’s technology companies by the U.S Government. While the U.S has been aware of the cyber threat since 1998, before Trump's presidency, the U.S. Government had never taken drastic measures against foreign technology companies based on national security pretext. This paper revealed that the U.S. Executive has succeeded in securitizing the Chinese hardware and software companies, proved by the increasing number of U.S. Citizens, see China as a major threat to the U.S.